Mastodon Lake, Illinois: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Mastodon Lake lies in Kane County, in Illinois. It sits in lake country bush. At 23 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Aurora lies 2 miles from the water. After that come Montgomery at 2.5 miles and Boulder Hill at 2.6 miles. In the same area: Waubonsie Lake out at 2.1 miles, Foxcroft Lake 4.8 miles away, Lake Osborne out at 6.5 miles, Mooseheart Lake 6.8 miles away and Quarry Lake out at 7.8 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Mastodon Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Kane County names bluegill, green sunfish, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Mastodon Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 74°F in July and bottom out at 21°F in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. Average temperatures cross freezing around late March in spring and again near mid December in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Time your trip to Mastodon Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A car park lies 100 yards away, so the walk in is short. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. Mapping marks a fishing place roughly half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Waubonsie Lake, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Mastodon Lake should be assumed from this page alone.